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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
14,892 approved · 1,120 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land off Elizabeth Road, adj 118 Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7LS
Received 30 Oct 202026 Lester Avenue, Havant, PO9 3HE
Received 22 Oct 2020105 Havant Road, Emsworth
Received 2 Nov 202018 Manor Way, Hayling Island, PO11 9JH
Received 3 Nov 202016 The Strand, Hayling Island, PO11 9UB
Received 4 Nov 202020 Lester Avenue, Havant, PO9 3HE
Received 19 Nov 202029 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 0AH
Received 5 Nov 202029 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 0AH
Received 5 Nov 20202 The Crest, Waterlooville, PO7 5DG
Received 5 Nov 2020Town Park at the MDA Berewood Development Site, London Road, Waterlooville
Received 16 Nov 202017 Wade Court Road, Havant, PO9 2SU
Received 6 Nov 202012A Padnell Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8DZ
Received 9 Oct 20202 Barnes Way, Havant, PO9 3DU
Received 12 Oct 202022 Spinnaker Grange, Hayling Island, PO11 0SJ
Received 22 Oct 202017 Pyrford Close, Waterlooville, PO7 6BT
Received 9 Oct 202020 Clovelly Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HL
Received 12 Oct 202018 Latchmore Forest Grove, Waterlooville, PO8 8XG
Received 12 Oct 20201-3 Beech Grove, Hayling Island, PO11 9DP
Received 26 Oct 2020El-Villa, 3 Ladybridge Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5RP
Received 26 Oct 2020533 Southleigh Road, Emsworth, PO10 7TF
Received 26 Oct 20203 Fishery Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9NP
Received 27 Oct 202028 Westways, Havant, PO9 3LN
Received 11 Nov 20201 Colemore Square, Havant, PO9 2BU
Received 28 Oct 202022 Frankland Terrace, Emsworth, PO10 7BA
Received 27 Oct 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Havant Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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